Dr Christopher Papic

Dr Chris Papic has worked as a Research Fellow in musculoskeletal injury with the RECOVER team since February 2024. He is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ESSA) with a decade of experience in rehabilitation hospital settings. He co-leads the 'Knowledge translation, education and implementation' theme for the Centre for Innovation in Pain and Health Research (CIPHeR) at UQ and holds committee roles with the Early Career Network Collaboration Committee for the International Association for the Study of Pain and with Cochrane Rehabilitation Australia.

Chris' research and clinical passion is to optimise care for people with pain after traumatic injury. His research focusses on translation and implementation science projects including: development and implementation of Australian whiplash clinical guidelines with health professionals and insurers; upskilling physiotherapists in delivering integrated psychological and physical care for people after road traffic injury (PICOT Clinical Trial); adapting an integrated intervention for stress and pain management from primary care settings to hospital orthopaedic wards; development and evaluation of a simple text message intervention to support recovery after whiplash injury.